Locomotive



2 Sheets-Sheet H. N. GRESLEY LOCOMOTIVE FIG. E. y

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Filed July so, 192e Oct. 15, 1929.

Oct. 15, .1929. H. N. GRESLEY LocoMoTIvE Filed July 3o, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 liatented (liet. l5, ltlEQ arr` HERBERT NIGEL GRESLEY, OF HADIJEY WOOD, ENGLAND LOCOMOTIVE -application filed July 30, 1928, Serial No. 296,229, and in Great Britain May 16, 1928.

This invention relates to the tenders of locomotives, more especially tenders of railway locomotives employed lor long non-stop runs and which are usually constructed so as to carry an appropriate supply of fuel or coal ,tor the boilerI l'urnace as well as a supply of water for feeding the boiler. @n long nonstop runs it necessary, or at all events very desirable, that a change of engine crew can be made during` the run and this has been impossible with the usual construction oi tender. l

The present invention consists principally in a locomotive tender having a passageway or corridor extending` through it from end to end so that the driver and fireman on the toot-plate oi' the locomotive can pass therefrom through the said corridor to the iront coach or vehicle-dor instance guards van,-

ot the train, and the relierI engine crew can pass from the said coach or vehicle to the :tootplate ot the locomotive. A. vestibule, which may be similar to the usual vestibules provided on corridor and Pullman car trains,

is provided on the rear end of the tender so as to provide the necessary connecting gangway between the tender and 'the adjacent vehicle oi' the train.

The licor oit the above-mentioned corridor is preferably located at a level above the level of the bottom or floor of the coal bunker of the tender and thus a considerable distance above the bottoni oi`i the water tank or water space ot the tender so that as large a water space as practicable (consistent with an appropriate height of the corridor) is provided. beneath the Afloor o'l the corridor the space below the corridor being open to and forming part oii the water tank or wate space ol the tender.

Further there is comprised. in or combined with the structure oit.' the tender an appropriate weight or heavy inass at the de oi `the tender where the corridoi' is located, for the purpose oit compeneatingor making` up lor loss of weight at the said side due to the space taken up by the corridor.

Further features of construction of a tender accordin to the invention "will be decompanying drawings and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. l shows, in side elevation and more or less diagrannnatically, a railway locomotive tender according to this invention, Fig. 2 being a plan view oi2 same.

Figs. 3 and Ll are respectively a front and a rear end view ot the tender.

Fig. 5 is a plan, drawn to' a larger scale, of a portion of the iront end of .the tender at and adjacent to the corridor side oiI the tender. y Li ke reference numbers indicate correspond ing parts in the several figures of the drawings.

l indicates the side wall or plates of the `tender at the side where the corridor 2 is provided, the said plates forming the outer wall oil' the corridor; as shown inli1 ig. 2 the corridor Q extends from the foot-plate or platform 3 at the front end of the tender to the opposite or rear end at which a portion 2 of the corridor extends transversely oi the water tank or water-space at that end 'of the tender. l indicates the bottom or floor of the coal bunker, 5 being the downwardly inclined end or wall oi' the coal bunker. As usual the coal bunker or space includes the top of the forward portion 5 of the water tank to the right ol' the usual transverse partition 55, Figs. 1 and 2.

6, Figs. 1, 3 and d indicates the floor of the corridor 2 which, as will be seen, is located at a position well above the bottom 7 of the water space or water tank of the tender and also above the floor l oi the coal bunker. The space below the corridor i'loor 6 communicates with and thus forms part ot the water tank space of the tender, as does also the space below the lloor t ot the coal bunker.

8 is the vestibule platform and 9 the vestibule fitted to the rear end of the tender. 1() is an opening or doorway in the rear end wall ot Vthe tender and to which the transverse part 2 of the corridor leads, the said opening leading to the vestibule 9 which, when the tender is coupled to a train, is connected in the usual or any appropriate manner with the corresponding' vestibule on the adjacent vehicle of the train.

V D i Mi my intl to one sideof the doorway 10. As shown in Fig. 2 the door 11 is arranged to open inwardly. 12, Figs. 2 and 3, is a door at the front or foot-plate end of the corridor 2, the said door being arranged to open outwardly. 13 and l, Fig. 3, indicatev the hinges of the door 12, which are mounted on any appropriate part of or attached to the tender structure.

15 and 16, Figs. 1 and 4, indicate steps leading from the floor 6 of the corridor to the lower level of the floor of the transverse part 2a of the corridor which is on the level of the rbottom 7 of the'tender.y These steps 15 and 16 may be'formed of steel plates secured to appropriate yangle irons comprised or provided in the structure of the tender.

. Y 17 and 18, Figs. 2 and 3, are steps leading ing to make up or compensate for loss of weight ldue to the space taken up by the corridor 2. This casting is indicated by the refserence number 19 in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, and as ,shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5 the major portion of thesurface of this casting is flush with and forms part of the platform or foot-plate 3 "on which boarding may (asis usual) be provided for the fireman to stand on while shovelling coal from the front or outlet end of the coal bunker to the locomotive fire box. 20, Fig. 3, is the usual hinged door at the footplate or front end of the coal bunker, 21 being the usual space, below the said door, for

insertionfof the firemans shovel.

19, Fig.,5, are countersunk bolt holes to accommodate bolts (not shown) by which the casting' 19 issecured to appropriate angle yirons or other parts of or embodied in the structure of the tender; and 19h, 19c are recesses'formed in the casting 19 the recess 19b being provided to accommodate the vertical shaftI 19d of the hand brake on the tender, and the recess 19C to accommodate the nut by `which theV usual hand rail 99'at the front end of thetender is secured.

The inner wall 2b of the corridor 2 is formed by plates secured by rivets orbolts y (not shown) to appropriate uprights or angle irons forming part of the structure; for eX- ample, 1n the embodiment illustrated the plates forming the inner wall 2b of the corridor would be secured to the outer vertical ,members of the angle iron frames 22, the inner inclined members of said frames 22 and of the similar frames 23 at the other side of 24, 25,'Figs. 2 and 3, of the coal bunker, an

appropriate number of the frames 22, 23 being provided and spaced the required dist-ance apart longitudinally of the tender. 26, Figs. 1 and 3, indicate other angle irons to which the plates of the inner wall 2b of the corridor are riveted or otherwise secured, appropriately curved plates forming the top or roof 2c of the corridor being also secured to the angle irons 26 the lower ends of which may be secured, for instance by rivets or bolts, to the transverse beam or angle iron 27 (Fig. 3) forming part of the tender structure. It will be understood that, as usual, an appropriate number of transverse beams similar to the angle iron 27 are embodied in the structure, as well as the required number of vertical and longitudinal angle irons. As these angle irons or beams are usual and form no part of the present invention they are not shown in the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated plates 'forniing the bottom or floor of the corridoi' 2 are secured, by rivets, or otherwise, to the under side of angle irons 28, Figs. 3 and Il, extending along the tender from end to end of the corridor 2, 2a.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 the angle irons 26 have upwardly turned ends 26 (or they may be short uprights welded on the angle irons 26) situated on or approximately on the longitudinal centre line of the roof 2c of the corridor 2, and a rod or bar 29 (Figs. 1 and 3) is welded, riveted or otherwise secured to the said nprights 26 forming a guard rail to,

prevent coal from the bunker rolling or being thrown, for instance by rocking of the tender when travelling at high speed, across the curved roof 2C of the corridor and on to the track.

Instead of, or in addition to, the massive the rear end of the corridor is flush or almost I iush with the plates forming the floor of the corridor at the rear end thereof. The upper sides of the castings may be appropriately chequered or roughened to provide av better foothold for the engine crew walking along the corridor. The castings 30 may be secured to the structure of the corridor Iloor 6 in any appropriate manner, for instance by means of countersunk bolts.

Instead of the weight 3() being superimposed on the floor 6 of the corridor a s above described, it may be located immediately below the said floor, or it may be located on the structure of the tender at the bottom thereof and beneath the corridor 2, the said weight CII being in either of these positions located in the tank or water space which, as already mentioned, extends under the corridor 2.

As a further alternative, instead of the weights or castings 19 and 30 above referred to, the plates forming the sides l and 2b, bottom or floor G, and roof 2c of the corridor 2, and if desired also the angle irons or beams forming part of the structure, may be made of greater weight than usual and thus provide weighton the corridor side of the tender to compensate for the loss of weight due to the provision of the corridor 2 in the tender.

3l., Figs. l, 3 and 4 indicates angle iron frames embodied in the structure of the tender below the floor 6 of the corridor 2 and supporting the said floor.

32, Figs. l, 2 and 4 indicates a circular glazed window in the end wall of the corridor 2 at the rear end of the tender. lf desired a similar window may be provided in the door l2 at the front end of the corridor 2.

Ars shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the coal bunker is out of balance, the major coal space of the bunker lying to one side of the longitudinal cent al plane of the tender. ln order to compensate for or counteract this unbalanced condition of the coal bunker, the hereinbefore-mentioned frames 22, at the side of the coal bunker adjacent to the corridor 2, are made of less width transversely of the tender than the frames 23 at the opposite side of the tender, and the inner inclined parts or members of the said frames 22 are so formed that they, and consequently trie plates forming the sloping side or wall 24 (Figs. 2 and 3) of the coal bunker, have a much sharper or steeper incline than the corresponding parts or members of the frames 23 carrying the plates forming the other sloping side or wall 25 of the coal bunker. y

Details of construction and arrangements hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings may be modified or varied without departing from the invention.

What l claim is l. A locomotive tender having a corridor extending through it from end to end, said corridor being provided with a roof and sides which extend upwardly to its roof, for the purposes set forth.

2. il locomotive tender having a corridoi' extending along` one side of the tender from end to end thereof, for the purposes set forth.

A locomotive tender having a corridoi' extending through it from end to end and along one side, and the floor of the corridor at a higher level than that of the bottom or floor of the coal bunker.

l. A locomotive tender having a corridor extending from end to end and along one side of the tender, the floor of the corridor located at a level a substantial distance above the bottom of the tender, and the space below the said door communicatingr with the water tanlr space ofthe tender.

5"; In alocomotive tender the combination, withA a corridor extending along one side thereof fiomend to end of the tender, of a compensating weight at or adjacent to the side ofthe tender at which the corridor is located, for the purposes set1 forth.

6*. A* loconiotive tender having combined in its `structure a corridoi' extending along one side andl from end to end of thetender, and a compensatingweight consisting of a inassive'casting` located at the forward end of the' tender with the upper surface of the said casting flush with the foot-plate of the tender, for the purposes set forth.

7. A; locomotive tender having a corridor extending along one side of the tender and from end to end thereof, and a compensating weight consisting of a casting` located adj acent the said corridor at the forward end of the tender, the major portion of the top sur face of said casting lyingl flush with the footplate of the tender, and an upward projec tion of the said casting adjacent the end of the corridor and forming a step leading from the floor of the corridor to the lower level of the foot-plate, for the purposes set forth.

S. A locomotive tender having a corridor extending through it from end to end and along one side of t-he tender, an aperture constituting a doorway in the rear end wall or plates of the tender, and a vestibule secured to the said rear end wall at the said aperture, for the purposes set forth.

9. In a locomotive tender, the combination of a corridor extending along one side of the tender from end to end thereof and transversely of the tender at its rear end, the floor of the corridor being above the bottom of the tender, steps at the rear end of the corridor floor and leading therefrom to a landing at the bottom of the tender, a doorway in the rear end wall of the tender centrally thereof and leading from the said landing, and a vestibule at the said doorway and secured to the tender, for the purposes set forth.

l0. The combination, in a locomotive tender, of a corridor extending along one side of the tender, from end to end thereof, the outer wall of the corridor consisting of the plates forming the side of the tender and the inner wall of the corridor consisting of plates supported by members comprised in the structure of the tender, a roof on the corridor the said roof consisting of curved plates and projecting above the side of the tender, and an aperture in the rear end wall of the tender the said aperture forming a doorway leading to and from the rear end of the corridor, for the purposes set forth.

l1. The combination, in the structure of a locomotive tender of a corridor having outer and inner walls and extending along one side of the tender from end to end thereof, and a coal bunkerl the-inclined or slo ing side of which, adjacent to the said corr or, is so constructed that it has a much steeper incline than the inclined side of the bunker remote from the corridor,V for the purposes set forth.

12. A locomotive tender having a corridor Y extending through it from end to end, and

having sidesl Which extend upwardly to its roof, and a door for closing the corridor arranged at one end thereof.

13. A locomotive tender having a corridor y. extending through it from end to end, and having sides Which extend upwardl to its roof, and doors arranged at each en of the corridor for closing it.

In testimony whereof I aix my Signature.

HERBERT NIGEL GRESLEY. 

